Edgar stated he is willing to fight anyone in the division and will take whoever the UFC matches him with. At the UFC 150 post-fight press conference Dana White announced that Edgar would have to win at least once in the division before receiving a title shot.

1st of all frankie don’t fight.. he runs around like he’s sparring.. he don’t go for the finish.. the maynard ko was a fluke… Speakin of maynard the ref shoulda stopped the fight when maynard dropped frankie 4 times in rd one and shouldn’t even been the champ anymore… the trackstar edgar is hot garbage.. can’t wait for aldo to smash him

Is it just me or is frankie edgar the same exact fighter as mendes. Same skill set and almost identical body type. I think he’s more suited in this division maybe even bantamweight. Let all them larger lightweights duke it out for bendo’s belt. Still have nate and donald cerrone in line for that belt. Good call frankie.

Glad to see him there. I’ve always liked this guy. I think he is a tough fighter and willing to fight anyone. Pretty down to earth blue collar guy also. The belt didn’t go to his head. I hope he does well.

i cant speak for the rest of you guys, but i am not the least bit interested in seeing erik koch fight the 145 GOAT. while his career is a astonishing 13-1 he was defeated by Chad Mendes via unanimous decision on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47, and we all know what Jose Aldo did to “Money” Mendes… i have no idea why this guy is getting to fight also.

Sad to see you leave the LW div, you won that fight against Henderson IMO. Uncle Dana finally got his way! Won’t be long before you got that 45 belt wrapped around your waist,good luck to you Frankie!
PS: fuck all the haters!

I wish him good luck.
Now the new road map for BJ Penn : After destroying Rory McDonalds, moving back to lightweight and claiming the title because Frankie “the actor stealing decisions fighter” won’t be around anymore

I dont think Frankie should be able to come down take 1 fight and if he wins get a title shot. I think he needs a couple wins before getting a shot. He got his chance before the Bendo rematch to drop down and get a title shot but he begged for a rematch. He got his rematch and lost, now i think he is going to a new division, he has to work his way up to a title fight. Atleast 2 wins before a title fight! Basically, should be the same way Dana is making Sonnen do it.

Frankie got screwed the first fight, which was close, and I would understand a draw, but everyone knows how easy it was to see that Frankie won the second time. He’s still and always will be the Lightweight champ until someone beats him. And I mean actually beats him. Bendo is a bum fighter and I can’t stand him now. He should at least be honest instead of lying to himself and us when he knew he lost. Frankie’s going to reign in a new division now until he gets screwed again and ultimately quits, but he will be champion in his new division.

Edgar is going to be the 3rd person to win a belt in two different weight classes and the first to be a 3x champ in 3 different weight classes. Class act, tough as nails, and I hope he comes back stronger after that bs decision.

It’s not a big deal for me at all. I think there will be a lot of exciting fights for Frankie at 145. It’s good for him. Now he won a controversial decision over BJ in the 1ST FIGHT in Abu Dhabi, he got a controversial draw against Maynard in the 1st fight, AND he lost a decision to Bendo twice. I have it as they split the series; nevertheless, Frankie Edgar tries to take all of his fights to the score cards, so it’s the life he chooses for himself. I agree he won the 2nd fight against Ben, but not the 1st fight, and not the 1st fight with BJ. The 1st Maynard fight was questionable as well. It’s not a big deal for me at all. He wasn’t going to last at 155 anway. It was only a matter of time for his legs to give out and he would have to actually stand and fight instead of running.

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